
MD Elective Catalog
NYU Grossman School of Medicine offers elective courses in 24 different clinical areas. You complete courses in designated two- or four-week elective blocks in stage three and stage four of the MD curriculum. Learn more about when electives take place and the elective lottery process.
Students matriculated at our school can access the SOLARIS (Kerberos ID and password required for login) to participate in elective lotteries and manage their schedules. Enrolling in electives is slightly different for visiting students.
We also provide information about the process of completing and receiving credit for “away” electives at other U.S. medical schools or teaching hospitals for NYU Grossman School of Medicine students.
Other Options for Earning Elective Credits
You can also earn elective credits in custom areas by completing an individual preceptorship or elective. To do this, you need guidance from a faculty mentor and approval from the senior associate dean for medical education.
To explore these options, complete the appropriate application (preceptorship, research elective, service learning elective) and submit it to the Registrar’s Office as indicated on the form.
Elective Course Topics
Browse elective course information, expectations, and prerequisites by topic
Anesthesiology
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Forensic Medicine
Gross Anatomy
Interdepartmental Electives
Medicine
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedic Surgery
Otolaryngology
Pathology
Pediatrics
Plastic Surgery
Psychiatry
Radiology
Radiation Oncology
Rehabilitation Medicine
Surgery
Urology
Elective Course Dates
During the elective lottery, you rank the available elective date blocks based on personal preference. After the lottery closes, you have up until 60 days before the elective start date to drop, add, or modify your elective assignments.
Four-Week Elective Blocks 2023–24
Start Date | End Date | *Final Drop Date |
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April 3, 2023 | April 30, 2023 | February 2, 2023 |
May 1, 2023 | May 28, 2023 | March 2, 2023 |
May 29, 2024 | June 25, 2023 | March 30, 2023 |
July 3, 2023 | July 30, 2023 | May 4, 2023 |
July 31, 2023 | August 27, 2023 | June 1, 2023 |
August 28, 2023 | September 24, 2023 | June 29, 2023 |
October 2, 2023 | October 29, 2023 | August 3, 2023 |
October 30, 2023 | November 26, 2023 | August 31, 2023 |
November 27, 2023 | December 24, 2023 | September 28, 2023 |
January 2, 2024 | January 28, 2024 | November 2, 2023 |
January 29, 2024 | February 25, 2024 | November 30, 2023 |
*Courses are eligible to drop until 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time of the date listed. Final drop dates are for NYU matriculants only. |
Two-Week Elective Blocks 2023–24
Start Date | End Date | *Final Drop Date |
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April 3, 2023 | April 16, 2023 | February 2, 2023 |
April 17, 2023 | April 30, 2023 | February 16, 2023 |
May 1, 2023 | May 14, 2023 | March 2, 2023 |
May 15, 2023 | May 28, 2023 | March 16, 2023 |
May 29, 2023 | June 11, 2023 | March 30, 2023 |
June 12, 2023 | June 25, 2023 | April 13, 2023 |
July 3, 2023 | July 16, 2023 | May 4, 2023 |
July 17, 2023 | July 30, 2023 | May 18, 2023 |
July 31, 2023 | August 13, 2023 | June 1, 2023 |
August 14, 2023 | August 27, 2023 | June 15, 2023 |
August 28, 2023 | September 10, 2023 | June 29, 2023 |
September 11, 2023 | September 24, 2023 | July 13, 2023 |
October 2, 2023 | October 15, 2023 | August 3, 2023 |
October 16, 2023 | October 29, 2023 | August 17, 2023 |
October 30, 2023 | November 12, 2023 | August 31, 2023 |
November 13, 2023 | November 26, 2023 | September 14, 2023 |
November 27, 2023 | December 10, 2023 | September 28, 2023 |
December 11, 2023 | December 24, 2023 | October 12, 2023 |
January 2, 2024 | January 14, 2024 | November 2, 2023 |
January 15, 2024 | January 28, 2024 | November 16, 2023 |
January 29, 2024 | February 11, 2024 | November 30, 2023 |
February 12, 2024 | February 25, 2024 | December 14, 2023 |
*Courses are eligible to drop until 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time of the date listed. Final drop dates are for NYU matriculants only. |